Patents by Inventor Ravishankar Ithal

Ravishankar Ithal has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for preventing operating system detection
    Publication number: 20060242704
    Abstract: A method and system for preventing the detection of an operating system by an intruder, the operating system installed on a host in a network, is provided. The intruder transmits a network probe for operating system detection. The network probe is identified and a response is generated to the network probe, generated by the operating system, is modified. The modified response provides the intruder with false information related to the operating system, thereby misleading the intruder about the type of operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James Aviani, Jean-Philippe Champagne, Matthew Gnagy, Michael Hall, Ravishankar Ithal